- Braden BrinkmanAssistant ProfessorPhD Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignExpertise
Theoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural computation, sensory coding, network dynamics, collective activity, neural evolution
- William F. Collins, IIIAssociate ProfessorPhD, University of PennsylvaniaExpertise
Motor function, motoneuron plasticity, neurotransmitters, micturition, bladder-sphincter dyssynergia, spinal cord injury
- Josh DubnauProfessor (Primary appointment: Department of Anesthesiology)PhD, Columbia UniversityExpertise
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), retrotransposons, Drosophila, rodent models, in vivo genetic experiments, cell culture assays
- Alfredo FontaniniProfessor and ChairMD, PhD, Universita’ degli Studi di Brescia - ItalyExpertise
Sensory perception, olfaction, taste, behavioral neuroscience, systems and circuits, learning and memory, plasticity, computational neuroscience, metastable dynamics, electrophysiology, imaging
- Shaoyu GeProfessorPhD, University of Science & Technology of ChinaExpertise
Adult neurogenesis, neural development, cell-replacement therapy, in vivo imaging, in vitro imaging
- Maurice Kernan Associate ProfessorPhD, University of WisconsinExpertise
Drosophila, genetics, molecular biology, electrophysiology, somatosensation, audition, proprioception, mechanosensory signaling, ion channels, primary cilia
- Mary KritzerSUNY Distinguished Service ProfessorPhD, Yale UniversityExpertise
Cerebral cortex, neuropsychiatric disorders, neurological diseases, mental illness, sex differences, neural development, gonadal hormone stimulation, cortical information processing, affective brain function, mnemonic brain function
- Giancarlo La CameraAssociate Professor and Director, Center for Neural Circuit DynamicsPhD, University of BernExpertise
Theoretical neuroscience, computational neuroscience, neural basis of cognitive processes, learning and behavior, memory, decision making, spiking networks, metastable dynamics, synaptic plasticity
- Arianna Maffei ProfessorPhD, University of PaviaExpertise
Synaptic plasticity, circuit motifs, cortical circuits, sensory processing, learning, experience-dependent plasticity
- David McKinnonProfessorPhD, Australian National UniversityExpertise
Homeostatic regulation, ion channels, evolution of complex systems, molecular and cellular physiology, long-term stress, cognitive function
- Joshua L. PlotkinAssociate ProfessorPhD, UCLAExpertise
Habit learning, neurological disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, basal ganglia, striatum, synaptic plasticity, 2-photon laser scanning microscopy, electrophysiology, optogenetics
- Markus RiesslandAssistant Professor, Empire Innovation Program (Aging Brain)PhD, University of Cologne, GermanyExpertise
Genetics, neurodegenerative diseases, cellular senescence, zombie cells, aging, Parkinson’s disease
- Maya ShellyAssociate ProfessorPhD, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, IsraelExpertise
Neural development, neuronal morphology, neuronal polarization, axonal formation, dendritic formation, motor disabilities, neuropathology, molecular mechanisms
- Roger SherAssistant ProfessorPhD, UC DavisExpertise
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), neurodegenerative diseases, molecular genetics, cellular and organismal biology, developmental/degenerative biology, neurodegeneration, nuclear transport defects, retrotransposons
- Prerana ShresthaAssistant ProfessorPhD, The Rockefeller UniversityExpertise
dynamics of protein synthesis regulation in memory systems
- Howard SirotkinAssociate ProfessorPhD, Albert Einstein College of MedicineExpertise
Stem Cells, Neurodevelopment, zebrafish genetics, ASD and Parkinson’s
- Siwei WangAssistant ProfessorPhD, University of ChicagoExpertise
NeuroAI, Machine Learning, sensory coding
- Lonnie WollmuthProfessorPhD, University of WashingtonExpertise
Synaptic transmission, molecular and cellular physiology, retina, glutamate, GABA, ligand-gated ion channels, NMDA receptors, AMPA receptors, autoimmune disorders, ribbon synapses
- Qiaojie XiongAssociate ProfessorPhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityExpertise
Decision making, reinforcement learning, rodent behaviors, sensorimotor integration, dorsal striatum
- Robert WatsonUniversity Instructional SpecialistPhD, The University of IowaProfessional Interests
Student learning of core concepts in physiology and neurobiology in online, hybrid, flipped and traditional classroom environments; improving success and retention for historically-underserved students in active learning environments
- Anika MartinUniversity LecturerMS,, Stony Brook UniversityProfessional Interests
Introducing students to fundamental physiology and neurobiology concepts, motivating students and encouraging curiosity